The entrance to 239 Central Park West is hidden on the side street (West 84th Street), but it’s so elaborate it earned a spot in Andrew Alpern’s Posh Portals: The Entrances to New York’s Grandest Apartment Buildings. Name: 239 Central Park West Location: 239 Central Park West Year Completed: 1925 Architect: Sugarman & Berger, Henry […]
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1001 Jerome Avenue, designed by Sugarman & Berger, is an Art Deco apartment building across the street from Yankee Stadium. Name: 1001 Jerome Avenue Location: 1001 Jerome Avenue Year Completed: 1937 Architect: Sugarman & Berger Style: Art Deco Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken December 2015 with Canon 5D Mark
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One Fifth Avenue is a landmark apartment building overlooking Washington Square in Greenwich Village. The four-story base is clad in limestone, while the tower rises in brick. The architects used light and dark bricks to create vertical false shadows, accentuating the building’s height. Name: 1 Fifth Avenue Location: 1 Fifth Avenue Year Completed: 1927 Architect:
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